Month: May 2016

Laila El-Haddad demonstrated how to prepare Palestinian dishes Gaza-style before an audience in the kitchen of the YWCA Princeton. Her talk illustrated the rich culinary history of the area and how Gazans have adapted their cooking to cope with conditions of adversity.

Laila El-Haddad is an award-winning writer, speaker and social activist. She is co-author of the cookbook The Gaza Kitchen Cookbook: A Palestinian Culinary Journey (2016)with Maggie Schmitt.

Michael Reynolds, Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, presented a talk “Kurds in the Way: Turkey, Russia and the Battle forSyria” for members and their guests at the PMES Annual Meeting. The new Board was announced and a Wine and Cheese Reception followed.